The new state pie is filling news for pecan enthusiasts

Updated 2:09 pm, Thursday, April 4, 2013

The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

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The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

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The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

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The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

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The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

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The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

The Texas House has formally named the pecan pie Texas' official state pie. Pies and slices provided by Something Special Bakery in Beaumont. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

The new state pie is filling news for pecan enthusiasts

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America's pie might be apple, but as of Wednesday, Texas' is officially pecan.

So says the Texas Legislature, which passed a ceremonial resolution, sponsored by first-year Rep. Marsha Farney, an Austin-area Republican, that was amended to require Texas pecans in the official state pie.

The resolution went down as easy as milk with pie in Groves, often referred to as the unofficial pecan capital of Texas.

Karen Theis, who makes homemade pecan pies at The Courtyard Cafe in Groves, was thrilled.